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Comparability of lumbopelvic fixation and also iliosacral mess fixation to treat bilateral sacral fractures.
Most of the literature on liver abscess in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) emanates from developed countries. Data from developing countries are scarce. In this study, we report clinical features, microbiological profile, and treatment difficulties encountered while managing liver abscesses in patients with CGD at a tertiary care centre in North-West India.

Case records of children with CGD and liver abscesses at Pediatric Immunodeficiency Clinic, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India were analyzed.

Seven of 68 patients (10.29%) with CGD presented with hepatic abscess. One patient had 2 recurrences. All were males and age-range at presentation was 7months-22years. Mutation analysis was carried out in all patients-3 had defects in CYBB gene; 2 in NCF1; 2 in NCF2 gene. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 5 patients. Duration of antimicrobial treatment ranged from 3weeks to 7months. Open drainage was required in 1 patient, and 1 patient was treated with a prolonged course of prednisolone. Two children succumbed to the illness.

This is the largest reported experience of liver abscesses in patients with CGD from the developing world. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest pathogen isolated. In our experience, prolonged courses of antimicrobials are usually necessary in these patients. Glucocorticoids can reduce inflammatory response and facilitate early resolution of abscesses in CGD.
This is the largest reported experience of liver abscesses in patients with CGD from the developing world. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest pathogen isolated. In our experience, prolonged courses of antimicrobials are usually necessary in these patients. Glucocorticoids can reduce inflammatory response and facilitate early resolution of abscesses in CGD.We present a case of central nervous system (CNS) histoplasmosis in a previously healthy adult with hepatitis C (HCV) presenting with neurological symptoms refractory to antifungal therapy and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting 4 months after initial diagnosis. Persistent symptoms were thought to be inflammatory rather than infectious given negative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum fungal antigens. The patient promptly improved after initiation of corticosteroid therapy. Elevated CSF cytokines and regional enhancement on brain MRI resolved with corticosteroid treatment. This is the first case of Histoplasma-associated post-infectious inflammatory response syndrome (Histo-PIIRS) documented by CSF cytokine reduction in response to corticosteroid therapy.
The SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to a severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with prolonged mechanical ventilation and high mortality rate. Interestingly, COVID-19-associated ARDS share biological and clinical features with sepsis-associated immunosuppression since lymphopenia and acquired infections associated with late mortality are frequently encountered. Mechanisms responsible for COVID-19-associated lymphopenia need to be explored since they could be responsible for delayed virus clearance and increased mortality rate among intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

A series of 26 clinically annotated COVID-19 patients were analyzed by thorough phenotypic and functional investigations at days 0, 4, and 7 after ICU admission.

We revealed that, in the absence of any difference in demographic parameters nor medical history between the two groups, ARDS patients presented with an increased number of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) and a decreased number of CD8
effector memory cell compareuisition, and mortality.The primary objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of cricoid pressure (CP) and paralaryngeal pressure (PLP) on occlusion of eccentric esophagus in patients under general anesthesia (GA). Secondary objectives include the prevalence of patients with central or eccentric esophagus both before and after GA, and the success rate of CP in occluding centrally located esophagus in patients post GA. CA-074 methyl ester Fifty-one ASA physical status I and II patients, undergoing GA for elective surgery were enrolled in this study. Ultrasonography imaging were performed to determine the position of the esophagus relative to the trachea (i) before induction of GA, (ii) after GA before external CP maneuver, (iii) after GA with CP, and (iv) after GA with PLP. CP was applied to all patients whilst PLP via fingertip technique was only applied to patients with an eccentric esophagus. Among a total of 51 patients, 28 of them (55%) had eccentric esophagus pre GA, while this number increase to 33 (65%) after induction of GA. CP success rate was 100% in 18 patients with central esophagus post GA versus 27% in 33 patients with eccentric esophagus post GA (P less then 0.00001). Overall success rate for CP was 53%. In 33 patients with eccentric esophagus anatomy post GA, PLP success rate was 30% compared with 27% with CP (P=1.000). Ultrasound guided PLP fingertips technique was not effective in patients with an eccentrically located esophagus post GA. Ultrasound guided CP achieved 100% success rate in patients with a centrally located esophagus post GA.The ANI is a nociception monitor based on the high frequency parts of heart rate variability. Tracheal intubation may induce potentially deleterious hemodynamic disturbances or motor reactions if analgesia is inadequate. We investigated whether ANI modification generated by a standardized moderate short tetanic stimulation performed before laryngoscopy could predict hemodynamic or somatic reactions to subsequent intubation. We designed a prospective, interventional, monocentric, pilot study. Regional ethics board approved the study, written informed consent was obtained from each participant. Before laryngoscopy, under steady-state total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol and remifentanil, the ulnar nerve was stimulated with a 5 s tetanus (70 mA, 50 Hz). After another steady-state period, orotracheal intubation was performed. ANI variation, hemodynamic parameters and somatic reactions associated with tetanus and intubation were collected. To assess the predictability of hemodynamic or somatic reaction during laryngoscopy by tetanus-induced ANI variation, we calculated the area under the corresponding Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUCROC) and the 95% confidence intervals.
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